If Wake, the Miami Dolphins' pass rusher, earns his first Pro Bowl berth next week Crowder plans to accompany him to Hawaii. That's why after every game Crowder is usually more concerned about Wake's sack total than Wake.

"Negotiations are ongoing about who's responsible for the flight, but I'm going," Crowder said, referring to the NFL's All-Star game, which was played in South Florida last season, but will be returning to Hawaii on Jan. 30, 2011.

Even though he leads the NFL with 14 sacks, Wake is no sure bet to get selected to the AFC's Pro Bowl squad. Since he's relatively new on the NFL scene he doesn't have the name to win the fan voting component, which is one-third of election process. Player and coach votes make up the other two.

Outside of left tackle Jake Long, who has been selected to two straight Pro Bowls, Wake is the Dolphins' strongest candidate. However, he's not the team's only worthy contender for to the honor, which will officially get announced on the NFL Network on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Here's a look at some other Pro Bowl-worthy Dolphins.

LT Jake Long

The first pick of the 2008 draft made his first Pro Bowl on name recognition, his second on league-wide respect. If he's voted in for his third it will be on sheer resilience and determination considering the knee and shoulder injuries Long has played with this season.

Even though the Dolphins' offensive line has been a disaster this season, Long, who has allowed five sacks and been penalized seven times, continues to serve as the unit's stabilizing force. This year Long lost the fan component of the voting to Bengals left tackle Andrew Whitworth, which hurts his chances.

LB Cameron Wake

If only Canada got behind this CFL product then maybe Wake would have come in higher than fourth in the fan voting. However, the coach and player voting component might carry him to Hawaii.

Pittsburgh's James Harrison (94 tackles, 11 sacks, six forced fumbles, two interceptions) and Baltimore's Terrell Suggs (63 tackles, 11 sacks, two forced fumbles) have more name recognition. Like Wake, Kansas City's Tamba Hali (43 tackles, 11 sacks, four forced fumbles) and San Diego's Shaun Phillips (50 tackles, 11 sacks, one interception) are young players having breakout seasons in the AFC.

K Dan Carpenter

Carpenter made the Pro Bowl last season as an AFC alternate. Considering he's accounted for 105 of the Dolphins' 239 points — making 28-of-38 field goals (73.7 percent) — he's certainly worthy based on performance.

However, Jaguars kicker Josh Scobee knocked off Sebastian Janikowski for the top spot in the AFC fan voting. Scobee has made 83.3 percent of his kicks to Janikowski's 80 percent thus far this season. Also standing in Carpenter's way is Baltimore's Billy Cundiff, who has made 22-of-25 and is a touchback machine on kickoffs.

LB Karlos Dansby

Dansby has been one of the NFL's most productive inside linebackers for a couple seasons now, but he has consistently been snubbed for the Pro Bowl. It's likely he'll get shut out again despite the 96 tackles, three sacks and two forced fumbles he's contributed in his first season with the Dolphins.

"When I watched him play [in Arizona] I just always felt like the guy was a pain in the neck, always around the ball. To see somebody that big and that athletic to be able to run the way he does and play downhill the way he plays downhill, they don't make too many like that," coach Tony Sparano said. "I kind of always felt like this guy should be in the Pro Bowl."

Omar Kelly can be reached at okelly@sunsentinel.com and read regularly on the Dolphins blog at sunsentinel.com/dolphins.